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Breaking Radio’s Code of Silence, One Story at a Time

"If you want us to look away when you're committing business malpractice, you've come to the wrong place."

What’s Next for Mike Mulligan After Departing Chicago’s 104.3 The Score

"When a broadcaster can create the kind of reaction that Mulligan’s departure generated, and when a brand can withstand decades of change and still command that kind of attention, there is still plenty of life left in both."

Bari Weiss’ 60 Minutes Vision is Coming Into Focus and It Isn’t Bad

The great philosopher, Seneca, put it well centuries ago: "We suffer more in our imagination than in reality." Few situations in recent media memory fit that quote as neatly as this one.

20 Brands in 20 Days: Scott Morello, HOT 96.9 & WROR Boston

"The content around the music is just as important. Talk breaks, contests, sweepers, and songs combine to create the brand."

Chris Curtis: It’s Obscene How Announcers Think Someone Else’s Achievement is About Them

"Allow the call to stand for what you are celebrating don't make the call about you."

Stephen A. Smith Reportedly Looking for a ‘Pat McAfee Agreement’ with ESPN

"...Smith covets the blockbuster deal that the network used to persuade McAfee to decamp last year from FanDuel."

Give Me Less College GameDay, More Game

“If you cut out all of Desmond Howard’s and Kirk Herbstreit’s fake laughter, you probably only have 90 minutes of content stretched out to twice that length.”

Seller to Seller: Sales Meeting

That passion can get you meetings, it can get you sales, it can get you referrals and it can make you rich.

Suzyn Waldman and WFAN Had a Lot to Prove 37 Years Ago

When Suzyn Waldman became the first voice ever heard on WFAN on July 1st, 1987, there weren’t too many people who thought that the radio station would have sustainability.

JJ Redick Confirms He Will No Longer be Podcasting

"For the time being, and hopefully it's a very, very long time, I am excommunicated from the content space so there will be no podcasts."

Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque: WWE-Netflix Deal is a ‘Game-Changing Moment’

"When we’re not thinking about business at hand now, we’re thinking about those moments, so in the fall as the shows shift around and once we get to Netflix – Netflix is a completely different animal."

John Anderson to Join University of Missouri Faculty After Leaving SportsCenter

“Why wouldn’t you want to go play for the Yankees? That’s what Mizzou is."

ESPN Chicago Announces 2024 Football Fest with Adam Schefter and Field Yates

“Football Fest is the unofficial kickoff of the NFL season, and I am excited about this year’s fest, from the stars we’ll have in the room to the show we have planned."

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What’s Next for Mike Mulligan After Departing Chicago’s 104.3 The Score

"When a broadcaster can create the kind of reaction that Mulligan’s departure generated, and when a brand can withstand decades of change and still command that kind of attention, there is still plenty of life left in both."

Bari Weiss’ 60 Minutes Vision is Coming Into Focus and It Isn’t Bad

The great philosopher, Seneca, put it well centuries ago: "We suffer more in our imagination than in reality." Few situations in recent media memory fit that quote as neatly as this one.

20 Brands in 20 Days: Scott Morello, HOT 96.9 & WROR Boston

"The content around the music is just as important. Talk breaks, contests, sweepers, and songs combine to create the brand."

Bill Colarulo is Embracing a Bigger Role as 97.5 The Fanatic Evolves

"I’m not satisfied with just competing. I want to win. I want our station to not just be relevant, but be one of the best sports stations in the country. We have an opportunity to do that."